MOVERS & SHAKERS
Finalists announced in 2025 nail industry awards for UK&I pros & businesses
For 12 years, Scratch magazine has been recognising excellence in the UK&I nail industry via the Scratch Stars Awards, and is proud to present the finalists for 2025. Hundreds of entries were received between February and March this year, with nail pros, teams and businesses keen to highlight their talents, passions and industry…
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Vegan gel polish collection & kit up for grabs in spring nail art competition
The April Scratch Snap competition is open! Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge that invites nail pros to create a salon-style nail design in line with a theme. Simply snap a pic of the design on yourself, nail tips or a client – and you could be…
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OPI collaborates with award-winning nail pro on mani/pedi essentials range
Following the launch of the Katie Barnes X OPI branded E-file in 2024, the two companies have announced a second collaboration: a range of nail and cuticle tools and E-file bits. Katie Clark (née Barnes), a multi award-winning nail pro & educator, founded Katie Barnes Tool Range in 2017 to…
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A number of nail techs and business owners have launched the Salon Standards Alliance, an organisation to create videos for consumers in the UK & Ireland to help them understand and promote safe salon practice. “The idea stemmed from a ‘Madge’s Chat Show‘ Zoom group organised by Marian Newman,” comments…
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Hampshire based nail artist and educator, Vanessa Honebon, has launched a series of free live Instagram workshops to help boost confidence in nail artistry. The owner of HoneyBunnyBeauty and HBBTraining has been in the industry for a decade, and hosts the workshops nightly throughout lockdown at 7pm via her Instagram…
Read MoreMulti award-winning nail technician and brand founder, Leighton Denny MBE, has returned to the helm of the Leighton Denny Expert Nails brand following a five year break. Founded in 2005, the brand is now manufactured by Prestige Nail Care and Leighton’s return coincides with LDEN’s 15th anniversary on 30 June.…
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The number of Google searches for D.I.Y beauty treatments has quadrupled since March and April 2019, with over one million related queries. The team at Cult Beauty has compared the number of UK Google searches in March and April 2019 to March and April 2020 to reveal the most popular…
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Stay on top of washing aprons, towels and uniform with the Ecoegg range, now available via professional nail product distributor, Pure Nails. As the official master distributor for the UK and European hair and beauty industry, nail & beauty professionals can now purchase the laundry washing system through Pure Nails.…
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Online retailers could lose £5.9 billion through severe data breaches each year, based on the average cost and frequency of cyber-attacks in the e-commerce sector. Research published by cloud solutions company, iomart, analyses the financial impact of ‘typical’, ‘severe’ and ‘catastrophic’ data breaches to reveal what each could cost top…
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